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Established in 2004, Te Wai Ngutu Kākā is a not-for-profit contemporary art and design gallery based at Auckland University of Technology, Tāmaki Makaurau. It operates three gallery spaces on the City Campus within the School of Art and Design, and an additional outdoor projection space which operates nightly on St Paul St. The Gallery is dedicated to the development of contemporary art and design through a curated programme of exhibitions, events, symposia and publications focused both locally and internationally. Te Wai Ngutu Kākā embraces one of the primary instructions for universities in the New Zealand Education Act (1989), that they ‘accept a role as critic and conscience of society.’ Through our programmes we also interrogate the proposition that the arts have a particular capacity to speak critically about society.

09/09/2026

Final Days: Type Here 3 | An Aotearoa Poster Exhibition
21 August - 12 September, 2026
Gallery Two

We’re pleased to advise the exhibition Type Here 3 | An Aotearoa Poster Exhibition is extended to Saturday 12 September.

Type Here 3 is a poster competition that showcases Aotearoa’s distinct approaches to contemporary typography. Proudly showcasing 36 entries from across Aotearoa, this year’s exhibition has been developed in collaboration between the winner of the first Type Here competition, Kaan Hiini, and creative agency Osborne Shiwan. An exhibition not to be missed! The exhibition will be open until Saturday 12 September, 4pm.

Osborne Shiwan

18/04/2026

Antonia Nisbet’s exhibition 𝘈𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 grapples with our inability to comprehend the imminent potential of a decisive global catastrophe. In particular, Nisbet takes interest in the Doomsday Clock, one measure for determining the severity of such existential threat, which currently estimates that we are a mere ‘85 seconds to midnight’.

With humour and wit, Nisbet develops a distinct vernacular for art making which is both materially and conceptually driven. Her installations combine text, banners, printed ephemera, and a range of participatory formats, to register daily, provisional modes of coping. Through improvised, accumulative, and durational processes, Arriving in Stages investigates the relationship between socio-political events and personal civic social response, cohering as a system of artworks that are concurrently provisional, critical, and temporally responsive. In this way the project asks what forms of attention, such as care, repair, love, and commitment, remain possible here and now.

𝘈𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 is the culmination of Antonia Nisbet’s PhD studies. The opening celebration is Thursday 23 April 5-7pm, all welcome.

28/02/2026

Thank you we love what you do ❣️❣️ link in bio for your Saturday afternoon listening pleasure 📻 Bfm interviews Luke Willis Thompson on his solo show B42040A1A1A currently on at Te Wai Ngutu Kaka Gallery.

11/12/2025

We were delighted to share Luke Willis Thompson’s B42040A1A1A with visitors from Fiji National University yesterday - a wonderful treat for the first day of the exhibition! Thank you to AUT’s Office of Pacific Advancement for arranging our time together.

The gallery will be open Tuesday to Saturday until our last day of the year 20th December.

06/10/2025

We were honoured to host Dorita Hannah, Alya Abed Ali, Emma Farry and friends from the Palestinian community for our 𝘛𝘏𝘙𝘌𝘈𝘋𝘚 𝘖𝘍 𝘏𝘜𝘔𝘈𝘕𝘐𝘛𝘠, 𝘚𝘛𝘐𝘛𝘊𝘏 𝘍𝘖𝘙 𝘗𝘈𝘓𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘐𝘕𝘌 gathering last month. Held in the context of the exhibition 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘴: 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘔𝘦 we embroidered through the timeless art of Tatreez (Palestinian cross-stitch) messages of support and solidarity. Thank you Catherine and Dorita for holding this kaupapa! Thank you to our visitors for a truly special afternoon!
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01/05/2025

Opening Tuesday 06 May, 5-7pm
Gallery 2

Ōtautahi-based artist Olivia Webb’s 𝘊𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵 5 was recently realised as a live performance in Ōtautahi. The first of a series of itinerant projects developed in partnership with Christchurch Art Gallery, Webb’s performance unfolded over three hours, with a revolving group of 16 vocalists performing in 30-minute segments. An in situ video projection depicting white smoke wafting across the frame operated as a ‘conductor’ for the performers, cuing actions such as stop, resume, continue/ sustain. Without amplification, the trained singers then skillfully projected what would typically be muted humming sounds into the theatre, with their combined voices unfolding as wave-like movements across the room. Through such gestures, the work explores concepts of reciprocity and exchange, or what Webb describes as exercises in ‘ceding space and time to others’.

Please join us this Tuesday to celebrate the launch of a special project for the second half of 𝘈 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. Here, Webb creates a new iteration of the performance as a stand-alone exhibition, consisting of the original projection footage and a quadrophonic sound installation. Conceived especially for Gallery 2, the installation furthers Webb’s interests in pulsing, stretching and contorting sound in actual space.

Image: Olivia Webb, 𝘊𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴 (𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 5) (still), single channel projection, quadrophonic sound. Courtesy of the artist

30/04/2025

𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘪𝘭𝘭 2025, 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘚𝘶𝘣𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴,
Saturday 3 May, 12.30-1.30pm
Registration begins at 12pm

Please join us this Saturday for a special performance event by Layne Waerea in association with her artwork in 𝘈 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨.

A thinly veiled response to the controversial Treaty Principles Bill, Layne Waerea’s bill (‘co-authored’ by OpenAI) is also up for public submission. Her performance will provide an opportunity for public feedback on a proposal to provide greater clarity and guidelines for the activity of waiting in public spaces.

The public are invited to make submissions of 2 minutes to the Waiting Committee in response to the proposed Bill, or any other Bill, or about the general theme of waiting. Submissions can be oral, musical, or even a list of reasons why you support or oppose this Bill. The Waiting Committee will record all submissions through use of video and audio recording technology, CCTV, and multiple personal mobile phone cameras. See our website for further details.

Images: Layne Waerea, 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 2018. Image: Hans Tommy

𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳: 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘰𝘨, Edited by Sophie Davis, Designed by Katie Kerr, Cover

01/04/2025

𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸
Susan Jowsey
4 April - 17 April 2025

Te Wai Ngutu Kākā is delighted to invite you to celebrate the opening of Susan Jowsey’s PhD exhibition 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸. This work is conceived as a collaboration with the Ancestors: flora and fauna, Earth’s environmental forces, and her Baltic antecedents from the islands of Gotland and Öland. Jowsey combines olfactory experiences with cameraless and microscopic photography to create an evocative body of work.

The work will be accompanied by a performance on at the opening.

Image: Susan Jowsey, 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘰𝘯. Camerless photograph, printed on inkjet Hahnemuhle Photorag, Courtesy of the artist

For further information, please contact the gallery: [email protected]

28/03/2025

𝘈 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨
4 April - 23 May 2025

Please join us next Thursday 3 April 5-7pm to celebrate the opening of 𝘈 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, an expansive exhibition which headlines our 2025 programme.

𝘈 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 is accompanied by an active series of talks and events, which kicks off with an opening night performance by Chris Braddock. The exhibition also includes an offsite programme of temporary installations and performances which will be staged in Ōtautahi in partnership with Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū. For further details refer to our website.

Te Wai Ngutu Kākā would like to acknowledge the generous funders and partners that have made this exhibition possible, including AUT’s Art and Design Research Fund, Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa, and Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū.

Image: Shannon Te Ao, Thomas, 2025, single channel video, colour. Courtesy of Coastal Signs, Tāmaki Makaurau

28/11/2024

Please join us Wednesday 4 December, 5 - 7pm for the launch of Sione Tuívailala Monū and Edith Amituanai: Toloa Tales, our final opening event for 2024.

In 2023, Tāmaki Makaurau-based artists Sione Tuívailala Monū (Aotearoa, Australia, Tonga) and Edith Amituanai (Aotearoa, Sāmoa) travelled to Sāmoa to celebrate a friend’s participation in the Miss Sāmoa Fa’afafine Pageant. Joined by cinematographer Ralph Brown, they produced two distinct yet intimately connected films during the visit, each reflecting on ideas of migration, identity, belonging, and exploring what it means to return to an ancestral homeland.

The title Toloa Tales references a Sāmoan proverb – ‘e lele le toloa ae ma‘au lava i le vai’, (the toloa (duck) flies far but will always return to water). It suggests that no matter how far one journeys there is always a desire to come home.

The exhibition Sione Tuivailala Monū and Edith Amituanai: Toloa Tales is toured by Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū.

Address

40 Street Paul St
Auckland
1142

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	12pm - 4pm

Telephone

+6499219999

Website

http://www.ngutukaka.aut.ac.nz/

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